Garment hanger



Filed Feb, 16, 1928 Patented Feb. 10, 1931 PATENT OFFICE OSCAR A. OLSON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

GABMENT HANGER Application led February 16, 1928. Serial No. 254,768.

This invention relates to a garment hanger, and has particular reference to that type of Coat and trousers hanger madeof a singleextremely simple and economical to manu` facture.

My invention aims, therefore, to provide 2 a garment hanger of extremely simple and durable constructiomand having readily constructed and applied means for positively holding the trousers against sliding or displacement.

The present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing'and claimed.

In the drawing: l

Figure l is an. elevation of a garment hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention; and

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure l.

The hanger proper is fashioned from a single piece of wire bent to provide a .transverse trouser supporting member 5, shoulder portions 6, a twisted shank 7, yandv a sus' pension hook 8.

Associated with and disposed above the .transverse member 5 is a clamping yarm 9 v:formed of a single piece of. resilient wire andy having one end firmly secured to an en of the transverse member 5 by twisting them together, as at 10. The clamping arm 9 extends in the same general direction as the member 5 and is tensioned to normally spring upwardlyfrom the'latter to released posi-- tion as shown by. dotted lines in Figure 1.

5` A clamping ring 11 is secured over the member 5 and movable onto the adjacent free end of the clamping arm 9 to positively and releasably hold it in downwardly sprung position, as shown by full lines in the drawing, whereby the trouser is firmly clamped on the intermediate portion of the transverse member 5 against accidental displacement or sliding movement. By sliding the ring 1l ofi' of the end of the clamping arm 9 to the dotted line position of Figure 1, the trouser will be released for free removal from the member 5. Obviously, they shoulder porilxns 6 are used to hang a coat, vest or the From the above description, it will be apl parent that the construction is extremely simple and durable, may be economically manufactured, and embodies eflicient means for holding trousers against displacement.

What I claim as new is:` v

In a garment hanger, a body constructed from a single strand of wire and including shoulder portions, a suspension hook, and a transverse vtrouser supporting member in'- terconnecting the shoulder portions, one end 5 of the trouser supporting member being upwardly offset, a clamping' arm having one end twisted around the offset portion of the transverse trouser supporting member,

said arm extending above and in spaced 80 relation with respect to saidjl supporting member for receiving the trouser therebetween, the clamping arm being te ioned to normally spring upwardly at itsl free end, and a locklng sleeve slidable on the other end portion of the supporting member for disposiltion over the free end of the clamping arml for releasably holding the latter in clamping engagement with the trouser disposed vover the supporting member. In testimony whereof I Si: my si ature. 0

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